Illinois Route 130

Illinois Route 130 marker

Illinois Route 130
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Length: 135.87 mi[1] (218.66 km)
Existed: 1924[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: IL 1 in Grayville
  US 50 in Olney
US 40 in Greenup
I-70 in Greenup
US 36 in Camargo
US 150 in Urbana
North end: I-74 in Urbana
Location
Counties: Edwards, Richland, Jasper, Cumberland, Coles, Douglas, Champaign
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System
← IL 129IL 131 →

Illinois Route 130 is a north–south state road in eastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 1 in Grayville north to Interstate 74 in Urbana. This is a distance of 135.87 miles (218.66 km).[1] Illinois 130 is the main north–south road through Charleston, the home of Eastern Illinois University.

Route description

Illinois 130 begins very near the Wabash River at Illinois 1 in Grayville. Traveling north, it overlaps Illinois Route 33 in Newton, U.S. Route 36 in Camargo and U.S. Route 150 in Urbana. It is also called High Cross Road in Urbana. Illinois 130 is an undivided two-lane surface road for its entire length.

History

SBI Route 130 was what Illinois 130 is now from Albion north to Charleston. In 1936, when Illinois 1 was moved to a new road further south, Illinois 130 was extended south to Illinois 1. In 1964, Illinois 130 was extended north to Mira Station, an unincorporated area south of Champaign in Champaign County. The highway was formerly county highways The University of Illinois Trail, with U and I superimposed, then the symbol of the University of Illinois.. In the 1980s it was moved to its present terminus, now running north from Philo to Urbana and along U.S. 150 to Interstate 74.[2] There is a short 4-lane divided stretch from US 150 to I-74, the only 4-lane portion of Illinois 130.

IL 130A

Illinois Route 130A was a spur of Illinois Route 130 during the 1930s. The route ran from Route 130 in Boos to Sainte Marie, a distance of 5 miles (8.0 km).[3] Route 130A was established in the 1930s, and it was decommissioned in 1942.[4] The route is now a local road known as both 600th Avenue and Embarras Street.

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2006). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. 1 2 Carlson, Rich. Illinois Highways Page: Routes 121 thru 140. Last updated April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2006.
  3. ↑ Illinois Highway Ends - Illinois Route 130
  4. ↑ Illinois Highways Page - Routes 121 through 140
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